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Jan 1, 2022Jan 16, 2022HTBS

New Year’s Letter

Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2021HTBS

Exit the ‘Rowing Guy’

Nov 18, 2021Nov 17, 2021HTBS

Another Boatload of Mos

Oct 14, 2021Oct 13, 2021HTBS

Aquatic Oddballs in Britain’s Biography

Aug 24, 2021Aug 24, 2021HTBS

Dear Sir Steve, please follow the mantra…

Aug 12, 2021Aug 13, 2021HTBS

Rosewell of the Times

Aug 3, 2021Aug 2, 2021HTBS

“Crossy” in the Hot Seat

Jul 29, 2021Oct 18, 2021HTBS

Art and the Pro-Am Divide

Jul 24, 2021Jul 24, 2021HTBS

Rachel Quarrell: The Woman on the Spot

May 12, 2021May 11, 2021HTBS

Doug Melvin: The Champion’s Champion

May 10, 2021May 9, 2021HTBS

A Metaphor for the Manchester Guardian

May 8, 2021May 7, 2021HTBS

The Sport of Rowing – Now on World Rowing

Apr 7, 2021Apr 7, 2021HTBS

A Silver Lining for a Blue Cloud?

Apr 5, 2021Apr 7, 2021HTBS

Cambridge Hone Home Waters Their Way

Mar 27, 2021Mar 26, 2021HTBS

Yes, But What Do They Actually Do?

Mar 23, 2021Mar 22, 2021HTBS

Alf: The Twinn Who Was One Of A Kind

Mar 16, 2021Mar 15, 2021HTBS

Matt Smith is Leaving World Rowing at the End of 2021

Mar 13, 2021Mar 16, 2021HTBS

The Crew That Makes The Boat Sing

Mar 9, 2021Mar 8, 2021HTBS

Maurice Phelps: Chronicler of the Dynasty 

Feb 26, 2021Feb 25, 2021HTBS

Stuck in the Toffs’ Pigeon Hole

Feb 1, 2021Jan 31, 2021HTBS

Simon Crosse: London RC’s Architect Dies

Jan 28, 2021Jan 28, 2021HTBS

Colin Porter: A Rebel with a Cause

Jan 26, 2021Jan 27, 2021HTBS

Jurgen Grobler on 50 Years in the Coaching Launch

Jan 25, 2021Jan 24, 2021HTBS

Paul Kölliker: The Two-Metre Swiss Scribe

Jan 12, 2021Jan 12, 2021HTBS

Dick, Gray, Eton, Freddy, Steve and two Elliotts: Or Never Judge an Oarsman

Jan 7, 2021Jan 6, 2021HTBS

The Cerebral Giant

Dec 23, 2020Dec 22, 2020HTBS

Winning Ways…

Dec 11, 2020Dec 11, 2020HTBS

The Importance of Weil, Thomas E.

Dec 9, 2020Dec 9, 2020HTBS

Rowing Books for Christmas III

Nov 25, 2020Nov 24, 2020HTBS

Coasting into the Olympics as the Lights go out?

Nov 9, 2020Nov 9, 2020HTBS

The Unquiet Australian

Sep 19, 2020Sep 19, 2020HTBS

Roger Angell: This Old Man at 100

Sep 11, 2020Sep 11, 2020HTBS

The Martini Achter 1973: ‘The Race of the Century’

Sep 4, 2020Sep 3, 2020HTBS

Keeping the Fight Within the Crew

Sep 3, 2020Sep 3, 2020HTBS

Mannheim in Monochrome

Aug 28, 2020Aug 28, 2020HTBS

The Olympic Champion Steps Down

Aug 24, 2020Aug 24, 2020HTBS

Railroaded in Berlin

Aug 12, 2020Sep 13, 2020HTBS

Sportswriters and Rowing Correspondents

Jul 22, 2020Jul 22, 2020HTBS

Chris Dodd: A Few of my Favourite Things

Jul 17, 2020Jan 4, 2026HTBS

Thor Nilsen: The Great God and the Big Teacher – Part II

Jul 16, 2020Nov 23, 2020HTBS

Thor Nilsen: Rowing’s Global Coach – Part I

Jul 4, 2020Jul 3, 2020HTBS

HRR 2020: Henley at Home

Jun 30, 2020Jun 29, 2020HTBS

Fair Games

Jun 4, 2020Jun 3, 2020HTBS

Hey Christo! April Foolery Under Wraps

May 25, 2020May 24, 2020HTBS

Fixed Seat Reading III: Thames and Tyne Tideways

May 11, 2020May 16, 2020HTBS

Regatta’s Presses Fall Silent

May 6, 2020May 5, 2020HTBS

Fixed Seat Reading II

Apr 24, 2020Apr 24, 2020HTBS

General Sir George Higginson: An Aquatic Postscript

Apr 24, 2020Apr 23, 2020HTBS

May Time II

Apr 22, 2020Apr 21, 2020HTBS

Fixed Seat Reading

Apr 10, 2020Apr 11, 2020HTBS

Ronnie and Shades of Blue

Mar 25, 2020Mar 24, 2020HTBS

A Sherbet for Quarantine

Mar 21, 2020Mar 21, 2020HTBS

HTBS Eight

Mar 7, 2020Mar 6, 2020HTBS

Hadaway Harry is Coming Back to London RC

Mar 6, 2020Mar 6, 2020HTBS

Randan Thoughts…

Feb 26, 2020Feb 25, 2020HTBS

New Play by Ed Waugh – Carrying David

Jan 13, 2020Jan 12, 2020HTBS

The Gospel According to Steve

Jan 6, 2020Jan 5, 2020HTBS

Børge Kaas Andersen 1937-2019: World Rowing’s Umpire

Nov 29, 2019Nov 29, 2019HTBS

The Elliptical Orbiter 

Nov 18, 2019Nov 18, 2019HTBS

Back To The Futures

Nov 11, 2019Nov 11, 2019HTBS

Reminder: Rowing Future Conference

Oct 8, 2019Oct 8, 2019HTBS

Kit Inspection

Oct 3, 2019Oct 3, 2019HTBS

Rowing Future Conference

Oct 1, 2019Oct 1, 2019HTBS

New Book: The Seven Seat

Sep 10, 2019Sep 9, 2019HTBS

Deja Vue All Over Again

Aug 28, 2019Aug 27, 2019HTBS

A Matter Of Life And Death

Aug 27, 2019Sep 8, 2019HTBS

When The Crimson Met The Blue

Aug 19, 2019Aug 20, 2019HTBS

Rhythm and Movement on Lino

Aug 5, 2019Aug 5, 2019HTBS

Cardus – An Innings Recalled

Aug 3, 2019Aug 2, 2019HTBS

HRR2019 Revisited

Jul 25, 2019Jul 25, 2019HTBS

31 July 2020: The End Of An Era

Jul 24, 2019Jul 24, 2019HTBS

Images of Henley 2019: Semi Saturday

Jul 16, 2019Jul 16, 2019HTBS

Hooray Henley

Jul 4, 2019Jul 3, 2019HTBS

Rowing Futures

Jun 28, 2019Jun 28, 2019HTBS

Jack Beresford: Schoolboy, Soldier and Sportsman

Jun 21, 2019Jun 20, 2019HTBS

Swingtime with Hitler

Jun 7, 2019Jun 6, 2019HTBS

When the New Emperor of Japan went to Henley

Jun 4, 2019Jun 4, 2019HTBS

Tiger Beats Jurgen

Jun 1, 2019Jun 1, 2019HTBS

A Kellerific Lunch Date

May 30, 2019May 29, 2019HTBS

From Empire to Independence: Indian Rowing Reincarnated

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